Challenging Cases in Geriatric Medicine

Challenging Cases in Geriatric Medicine is an essential resource for physicians, geriatricians, residents, and healthcare professionals navigating the complex and multifaceted care of older adults. This book presents a wide array of real-world clinical cases, highlighting the unique challenges posed by aging physiology, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and social considerations in geriatric medicine.

Structured to promote critical thinking and problem-solving, each case includes patient history, examination findings, investigations, management strategies, and follow-up considerations. Readers gain insight into complex presentations, including cardiovascular, neurological, endocrine, musculoskeletal, cognitive, and psychiatric conditions commonly encountered in older patients. Ethical dilemmas, end-of-life care, and shared decision-making are also emphasized, reflecting the holistic approach required in modern geriatrics.

Key Features

• Case-based guide highlighting complex geriatric medical conditions

• Covers cardiovascular, neurological, endocrine, musculoskeletal, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders

• Practical strategies for diagnosis, management, and follow-up care

• Includes ethical considerations, end-of-life care, and multidisciplinary approaches

• Ideal for geriatricians, internal medicine specialists, residents, fellows, and allied health professionals

• Promotes critical thinking and problem-solving in real-world clinical scenarios